Wednesday, October 1, 2014

Champaign,
IL – U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-Ill.), Vice-Chairman of the Subcommittee on
Aviation, yesterday spoke with FAA Administrator Michael Huerta to discuss the
recent incident at the FAA air traffic control center in Aurora, the impact on
local travel, and the FAA’s response.

“I
had a very positive conversation with Administrator Huerta yesterday and am
pleased with the FAA’s response to safely manage our skies after last week’s
incident,” said Davis. “While it’s difficult to be prepared for these types of
incidents, each passing day, the airports in the Chicago area are increasing
their efficiency thanks to the FAA working closely with air traffic controllers
and airlines. Regional airports in my district and the passengers they support
were negatively impacted by this incident, so I look forward to the results of
the FAA’s 30-day review plan and the long and short term fixes they will
propose. I stand ready to work with my colleagues on the House Committee on
Transportation & Infrastructure to implement those fixes to make us better
prepared for similar incidents in the future.”